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part of the political evolution that's taken place over the last hundred years. a new article about king coal and he joins me now. reed, it's interesting. people will look at this and say, oh, this is just a reaction to president obama. and what i wanted to make sure people understood is this is something, it's more about as the environmental movement became more synonymous with the democratic party, and this is split. because coal workers are union guys. >> and this is part of a large shift that's happened a couple of times in. the unionization movement grew, labor became a huge force and democrats basically controlled west virginia and kentucky on and off. for the better part of the 20th century. then after bill clinton's administration, democrats came to rely more on environmentalists as a leg of their stool. the environmental movement grew and democrats became more of a coastal country, coastal party that is and the party has slipped over the last couple of decades. the republicans won the kentucky state senate in 2000. one of the few highlights was knocking
part of the political evolution that's taken place over the last hundred years. a new article about king coal and he joins me now. reed, it's interesting. people will look at this and say, oh, this is just a reaction to president obama. and what i wanted to make sure people understood is this is something, it's more about as the environmental movement became more synonymous with the democratic party, and this is split. because coal workers are union guys. >> and this is part of a large...
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since then, the senate intelligence committee has produced a comprehensive three years in the making a 6,000 page of torture during the bush administration. the report is classified. they finished it. before today's hearing, they gave it to john's hearing, they said, in effect, read this, do you still believe that torture saves lives? watch. >> when i was quoted # in 2007 valuable intelligence came out of those sessions, that's why i said it saved lives. i must tell you, senator, reading this report from the committee raises serious questions about the information that i was given at the time and the impression i had at that time. now i have to determine what, based on that information as well as what cia says, what the truth is. and at this point, senator, i do not know what the truth is. >> if he is confirmed as director of the cia, john brennan will have to decide, along with the intelligence committee and the white house, whether or not to declassify that report or sections of that report that changed his mind about whether torture works, whether torture saved lives. if he's head
since then, the senate intelligence committee has produced a comprehensive three years in the making a 6,000 page of torture during the bush administration. the report is classified. they finished it. before today's hearing, they gave it to john's hearing, they said, in effect, read this, do you still believe that torture saves lives? watch. >> when i was quoted # in 2007 valuable intelligence came out of those sessions, that's why i said it saved lives. i must tell you, senator, reading...
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it is going to 2.1% of gdp after being 10% just a year or two ago. that is too quick. it is bad for the economy. for them to celebrate it would be at odds with our other goals. on the one hand republicans have got in deficit reduction an that is not what they really wanted. democrats have gone in deficit reduction and they didn't want it now. >> so it sits there on the table with no one claiming credit. i think you and i are on the same side of the austerity -- >> i'm shocked to hear that. >> no. we're on the same side i think on particularly short-term stimulus and austerity and just the need for the government to be doing much, much more to get people back to work particularly in the short term. but the really interesting thing -- and the place where i'm surprised, particularly today on the day of the obama care repeal vote for the 37th time, is the mounting evidence that obama care really is playing a role in the long-term projections of deficit reduction. here's just an example of this is from the center for budget and policy priorities, projected medicare spending
it is going to 2.1% of gdp after being 10% just a year or two ago. that is too quick. it is bad for the economy. for them to celebrate it would be at odds with our other goals. on the one hand republicans have got in deficit reduction an that is not what they really wanted. democrats have gone in deficit reduction and they didn't want it now. >> so it sits there on the table with no one claiming credit. i think you and i are on the same side of the austerity -- >> i'm shocked to...
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but this sequester is their very point in time in economic history during the obama years where they could deep six a lot of progress. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, will republicans drive our economy into another recession? text "a" for yes. text b for now to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. expert opinion on this tonight. let's turn to iowa senator tom harkin. senator, good to have you with us tonight. >> hey, good to be back with you, ed. >> i guess we're going to let you go home after 30 years. i don't like it, but i guess that's just the way it is. i appreciate you so much what you've done. you're a "tell it like it is" kind of guy. what needs to happen, tom, in order to stop these cuts from taking place? >> well, first of all, ed, i thought your introduction laid it out very clearly. what i want to hear from the president tomorrow night is a pro-growth, pro-jobs rebuild the middle class kind of speech. he needs to lay it on the line that we need to invest in our
but this sequester is their very point in time in economic history during the obama years where they could deep six a lot of progress. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question, will republicans drive our economy into another recession? text "a" for yes. text b for now to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc.com. we'll bring you the results later on in the show. expert opinion on this tonight. let's turn to iowa senator tom harkin....
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. >>> president obama today told the american people the 11-year long afghanistan war is winding down. >> in the coming months, i'll announce the next phase of the draw-down and by the end of next year, america's war in afghanistan will be over. >> so this statement comes the day after the president met with afghan president, the hamid karzca karzai in d.c. we are going to speak to our correspondent. she will be leaving us shortly, it's great to have you here face to face so we can talk more about this. so, when we look at what president karzai and president obama's meeting meant, what does it mean going forward for those american military families that are looking for a drawdown and to know specificing about what 2014 means? >> i think what it means is we will see the american troops slowly leaving afghanistan. right now we do not know how many will be left behind after the combat mission officially ends at the end of 2014. right now they are still trying to figure out how many troops will be left behind to continue to counterterrorism effort that will still be in afghanistan after 2
. >>> president obama today told the american people the 11-year long afghanistan war is winding down. >> in the coming months, i'll announce the next phase of the draw-down and by the end of next year, america's war in afghanistan will be over. >> so this statement comes the day after the president met with afghan president, the hamid karzca karzai in d.c. we are going to speak to our correspondent. she will be leaving us shortly, it's great to have you here face to face...
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it is kind of -- democrats have predicted for a couple of years that key provisions of obama care would turn out to be popular once they were implemented, and it looks at this point like some republicans think medicaid expansion is one of them. >> what is the relative popularity of the health care program? >> it is sort of steadily improved since the supreme court ruling upholding the law. i think the view certainly on democrats and some republicans is that as long as there was that court challenge looming over the affordable care act, there was just a sense in the public that maybe it's not totally legitimate. now that the court has validated it, i think voters are more willing to give it a chance. >>. >> thank you very much for the politico briefing. up next, the hezbollah connection in syria's ongoing civil war. plus, a shake-up in the oscar pistorius investigation as the olympic sprinter spends a third day in court. [ male announcer ] why is kellogg's crunchy nut so delicious? because every flake is double-toasted... splashed with sweet honey... and covered in rich double-roasted pe
it is kind of -- democrats have predicted for a couple of years that key provisions of obama care would turn out to be popular once they were implemented, and it looks at this point like some republicans think medicaid expansion is one of them. >> what is the relative popularity of the health care program? >> it is sort of steadily improved since the supreme court ruling upholding the law. i think the view certainly on democrats and some republicans is that as long as there was that...
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new polls show president obama may have the upper hand. bloomberg puts the president's approval rating at a three-year high, 55%, 24 points higher than republicans in congress. >>> a new usa today/pew poll shows the approval rate not quite as high. both sides are already plaming each other the if nothing happens, 8900,000 civilian workers in the defense department are on notice they could be furloughed. the president talked about with kofr in oklahoma city. >> instead of us cutting mental health programs, instead of us affecting military readiness, and a whole range of other things, we should be focused on programs that we know don't work, waste in government and some of these tax loopholesha
new polls show president obama may have the upper hand. bloomberg puts the president's approval rating at a three-year high, 55%, 24 points higher than republicans in congress. >>> a new usa today/pew poll shows the approval rate not quite as high. both sides are already plaming each other the if nothing happens, 8900,000 civilian workers in the defense department are on notice they could be furloughed. the president talked about with kofr in oklahoma city. >> instead of us...
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mark barden lost his 7-year-old son daniel in newtown introducing president obama when they lost the battle for background checks. it was lost to a republican filibuster. the people who led that battle are still leading and they're the ones who are making it so clear right now that really was the first battle and this is not done. joining us for tonight for the interview is mark varied den. his 7-year-old son is one of the 26 lost there and he is now a member of the sandy hook promise. mark barden, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me, ray call'ray -- rachel. >> i know you were involved in the connecticut reforms. we all saw you pledging not to give up at the federal level. you were in delaware yesterday. where else have you been working? what has it been like to be talking to legislators about such a personal loss? >> it's interesting to find they're just people like us, just regular folks, their moms and dads and grandparents. they understand this. they know what happened here. i find it just -- i scratch my head where they can say no to these common sense solutions
mark barden lost his 7-year-old son daniel in newtown introducing president obama when they lost the battle for background checks. it was lost to a republican filibuster. the people who led that battle are still leading and they're the ones who are making it so clear right now that really was the first battle and this is not done. joining us for tonight for the interview is mark varied den. his 7-year-old son is one of the 26 lost there and he is now a member of the sandy hook promise. mark...
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the quer for the gop, are you prepared for this barack obama? you didn't seem to be able to handle the first one. are you prepared for this one who now has the kind of wind in his sails going into a second term that can be very, very good for him in terments of at least in the first six or so months laying down some hard lines for the gop to cross. i think they can, but they're going to have to make the argument, you know, from a principled position, get off the crazy noise we have -- >> don't they have -- >> distract -- >> on an issue we just talked about which is at the heart i think of the common conversation in this country, we're on the same page about gun it's right now. bob, you agree, right? we're talking about guns. he didn't change the topic. it's the topic, right? >> it had to be the topic. what happened was the tragedy has been to vivid, he's been so powerful and clear, that it shattered the old nra notion that somehow or other this was about gun confiscatioconfiscati. i agree with michael, it's put the gop in a very difficult positi
the quer for the gop, are you prepared for this barack obama? you didn't seem to be able to handle the first one. are you prepared for this one who now has the kind of wind in his sails going into a second term that can be very, very good for him in terments of at least in the first six or so months laying down some hard lines for the gop to cross. i think they can, but they're going to have to make the argument, you know, from a principled position, get off the crazy noise we have -- >>...
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people got though and didn't know they were part of obama care. i think they've not done a perfect job, but he has been giving speeches and enlisted the former president. >> that's now. >> he did it a year ago at the convention. he did it a month ago. they've both been on the road. but it's not enough. i'm not saying it's enough, but it hasn't cut through because there's so much garbage and so many lies. >> money. so much money. >> there's so much money at stake. so i don't entirely fault him on this one. i think they're a little late getting to the concrete benefits, but they've been trying to do it. i've seen them try to do it and people just don't pay attention because the other side is so fascinating and crazy. >> it's so hard to be on his side, because he's advocating something new. it's going to help people in the emergency rooms right now that don't have health care. but the other side has it easy. scare tactics are easy. koch brothers, the uncle sam looking up the girl's dress. it's gross as hell but people are going to remember it. >> her
people got though and didn't know they were part of obama care. i think they've not done a perfect job, but he has been giving speeches and enlisted the former president. >> that's now. >> he did it a year ago at the convention. he did it a month ago. they've both been on the road. but it's not enough. i'm not saying it's enough, but it hasn't cut through because there's so much garbage and so many lies. >> money. so much money. >> there's so much money at stake. so i...
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care that goes into effect next year. in terms of selling this to the public and getting one message across, is this a problem to tackle so many huge issues at the same time? >> yeah, the problem is that the united states really right now faces some huge issues. the country has been slipping and there are all these repairs that need to be made. yes, there are huge issues but they need to be faced. >> bob franken live from washington. thanks for your time, bob. >>> coming up, bill karins and richard lui will be here for "first buzz" and tell you what caught our eye today. that's coming up next. would you mind if i go ahead of you? instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fifty thousand dollars. congratulations you are our one millionth customer. nobody likes to miss out. that's why ally treats all their customers the same. whether you're the first or the millionth. if your bank doesn't think you're special anymore, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. for their family. that's why i created the hones
care that goes into effect next year. in terms of selling this to the public and getting one message across, is this a problem to tackle so many huge issues at the same time? >> yeah, the problem is that the united states really right now faces some huge issues. the country has been slipping and there are all these repairs that need to be made. yes, there are huge issues but they need to be faced. >> bob franken live from washington. thanks for your time, bob. >>> coming...
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not welcome to washington, you've been here for four years, serving in the obama administration. but let me ask you about the fact that we've been talking about that the president appointed veterans from wars, war veterans, john kerry, chuck hagel, to his second term cabinet. and yet it is interesting how the diminishing number of combat veterans in the united states congress, you're among the new ones, but believe it or not, there's a diminishing number of those members of congress who have served. how important do you think it is to have more combat veterans serve in the u.s. congress? >> i think it's very important that we have more combat veterans serving in the congress, on both sides of the aisle. i do think that that shared experience will allow us to work with one another and hopefully cooperate. and, you know, one of the things about being in the military, it's all about the mission. it's not about you or your personal ideologies. it's about getting the mission done. so i hope that in this next congress, i will certainly be able to reach out to my fellow iraqs and afghan
not welcome to washington, you've been here for four years, serving in the obama administration. but let me ask you about the fact that we've been talking about that the president appointed veterans from wars, war veterans, john kerry, chuck hagel, to his second term cabinet. and yet it is interesting how the diminishing number of combat veterans in the united states congress, you're among the new ones, but believe it or not, there's a diminishing number of those members of congress who have...
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president obama is giving up 5% of his presidential salary for the whole year back to the treasury. that will not make a difference to the workers forced into pay cuts and furloughs, because congress has not yet undone the sequester, but it will put a spotlight on it. it will remind us all that that sequester is happening and it's causing real pain. >>> one other thing that reminds us the sequester is happening and causes us real pain is the nation's largest nuclear contamination site leaking radioactive contamination all over the place. that's also turning out to be a nice string around the finger for this story. hold on, there are pictures coming up. this day calls you. to fight chronic osteoarthritis pain. to fight chronic low back pain. to take action. to take the next step. today, you will know you did something for your pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is a pain reliever fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or be
president obama is giving up 5% of his presidential salary for the whole year back to the treasury. that will not make a difference to the workers forced into pay cuts and furloughs, because congress has not yet undone the sequester, but it will put a spotlight on it. it will remind us all that that sequester is happening and it's causing real pain. >>> one other thing that reminds us the sequester is happening and causes us real pain is the nation's largest nuclear contamination site...
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you talk about obama's housing stunt a year ago. president obama and the state of the union promised a task force of prosecutors. to come after wall street firms on those broken mortgages and you say it went nowhere and earned criticism even of liberal allies. additionally, glen kessler has some broken promises up on "the washington post." does anyone really pay attention to the promises? handed out in a state of the union and then go back and hold anyone to them or is this just for show anyway? >> sounds like politico and "the washington post" only ones doing that right now. people generally don't pay attention to what the president's proposals are. he's been talking about a national infrastructure bank for years now. >> right. >> i guarantee you hear about him wanting innovation and nobody really goes back and checks on most of these promises. obviously, the very big ones saying i intend to get an immigration bill done this year, that's something the people keep tabs on, gun control legislation, sure. but a lot of times the presid
you talk about obama's housing stunt a year ago. president obama and the state of the union promised a task force of prosecutors. to come after wall street firms on those broken mortgages and you say it went nowhere and earned criticism even of liberal allies. additionally, glen kessler has some broken promises up on "the washington post." does anyone really pay attention to the promises? handed out in a state of the union and then go back and hold anyone to them or is this just for...
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last year he told america about -- all about a nefarious hug that president barack obama gave a professor some 20 years ago. now citing unnamed sources, shapiro alleges that defense secretary nominee chuck hagel have made financial ties to a group called friends of hamas. pretty explosive stuff. the story published on february 7th, got picked up by some right-wing blogs, including the national review online. senator rand paul weighed in on it. >> let me bring up one piece of information that ben shapiro at breitbart put out today, which is one of the foreign funders behind senator hagel that he has not yet disclosed formally is something called friends of hamas. if that is in fact true, senator, would that lead you to vote against mr. hagel? >> you know, i saw that information today also, and that is more and more concerning. with each day there are new things coming out. >> well, we got a problem, houston. friends of hamas does not exist. the group was made up by "new york daily news" reporter dan friedman as a joke. friedman said he was asking a republican aide on capitol hill about rum
last year he told america about -- all about a nefarious hug that president barack obama gave a professor some 20 years ago. now citing unnamed sources, shapiro alleges that defense secretary nominee chuck hagel have made financial ties to a group called friends of hamas. pretty explosive stuff. the story published on february 7th, got picked up by some right-wing blogs, including the national review online. senator rand paul weighed in on it. >> let me bring up one piece of information...
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the nation is following the backlash to president obama's plan b. for immigration reform. first reported by "usa today," the white house calls for an eight-year path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the u.s. the leap prompted scathing reaction from senators inside the immigration 8. marco rubio warned if proposed, the president's bill would be dead an arrival in congress. and arizona senator, john mccain, who suggested the white house has a greater strategy at play. >> leaks don't happen in washington by accident. does the president really want a result or does he want anoth another -- to beat up republicans? >> the president's new chief of staff is defending this back-up plan saying the administration is only doing what it promised to do from the very beginning. >> we're doing exactly what the president said we would do last month in las vegas, which is we're preparing, we're going to be ready. let's make sure it doesn't have to be proposed. let's make sure that that group up there, the gang of eight, makes a good progress on these efforts, a
the nation is following the backlash to president obama's plan b. for immigration reform. first reported by "usa today," the white house calls for an eight-year path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants currently living in the u.s. the leap prompted scathing reaction from senators inside the immigration 8. marco rubio warned if proposed, the president's bill would be dead an arrival in congress. and arizona senator, john mccain, who suggested the white house has a greater...
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, by the obama white house to champion these issues? >> i'd like to see more coming from the white house. i thnk it's a great idea, michael. i'd love to see secretary hagel include head start funding and make the case our children are a national security issue and what we're doing to our children makes us less safe down the line. there hasn't been nearly enough attention to paid to this. i think once they took the faa, once they let people fly again, the lawmakers could fly again safely and on time, all of the urgency went away and it's really quite disappointing and quite tragic. >> sam, give us the cliffs note version anecdotedly of something you've seen in your reporting thus far that people who haven't read your work would understand. >> oh, god, there's so much of it. public defenders, for instances are one of these things no one really knows about. public defenders play a huge role. public defenders are going without investigators are for their defense work. can you imagine a lawyer without an investigator to do his or her work? i
, by the obama white house to champion these issues? >> i'd like to see more coming from the white house. i thnk it's a great idea, michael. i'd love to see secretary hagel include head start funding and make the case our children are a national security issue and what we're doing to our children makes us less safe down the line. there hasn't been nearly enough attention to paid to this. i think once they took the faa, once they let people fly again, the lawmakers could fly again safely...
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president obama has his highest approval rating in three years with the new bloomberg poll showing 55% of americans like his performance. >>> new jersey governor chris christie has an amazing 74% approval rating. >>> senator marco rubio's dive to take a drink of water is getting attention overseas, during his current mideast trip, they made a splash with a toast of water bottle in their meeting. >>> pete domenici revealed that he fathered a son outside of his marriage 30 years ago. he says that he's sorry for his behavior. >>> the nra's political action committee raised $1.1 million in january, the most since august of 2012. >>> republican senator graham of south carolina said that he'll block the nomination of cia nominee john brennan until he gets more answer about the attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi. >>> mitch mcconelle was fooled by a phoney news item. >>> the white house has released first lady michelle obama's new official photo. certainly a new look for the first lady's -- a different look from her 2009 official photo. >>> president obama came his assessment of golfer tig
president obama has his highest approval rating in three years with the new bloomberg poll showing 55% of americans like his performance. >>> new jersey governor chris christie has an amazing 74% approval rating. >>> senator marco rubio's dive to take a drink of water is getting attention overseas, during his current mideast trip, they made a splash with a toast of water bottle in their meeting. >>> pete domenici revealed that he fathered a son outside of his marriage...
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today, everyone was talking about desaline victor, the 102-year-old florida resident that president obama highlighted during last night's speech. she made two trips and waited for hours to cast her vote. jason says such tenacity, honor and courage. we should all aspire to be like her. >> i agree, jason. bev says this part of the speech made me cry. obama stressing the importance of each vote. and maya says she was an inspiration. but we have to fix it. yes, we do, maya. and we'll be talking about the president's plan to fix it coming up. but, first, we want you to share your thoughts. please head over to facebook and search politics nation and like us to join the conversation that goes long after this show ends. we all work remotely so this is a big deal, our first full team gathering! i wanted to call on a few people. ashley, ashley marshall... here. since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting
today, everyone was talking about desaline victor, the 102-year-old florida resident that president obama highlighted during last night's speech. she made two trips and waited for hours to cast her vote. jason says such tenacity, honor and courage. we should all aspire to be like her. >> i agree, jason. bev says this part of the speech made me cry. obama stressing the importance of each vote. and maya says she was an inspiration. but we have to fix it. yes, we do, maya. and we'll be...
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years. >>> and then politics loses one of its best biographers, well, ever. saying good-bye to richard ben kramer, a man who knew what it takes better than anybody. >>> good morning from washington. it's tuesday, january 8th, 2013. this is "daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. my first reads of the morning. chuck hagel's nomination has set up a tough, new political fight for the white house. a fight president obama signaled he's ready to have over the plain spoken vietnam veteran. >> willingness to speak his mind, even if it wasn't popular. even if it defied the conventional wisdom. that's exactly the spirit i want on my national security team. >> under fire for his past statements about israel and iran. hagel is now speaking out. told his hometown newspaper "lincoln journal star." the distersions about my record have been astounding. once voicing opposition to unilateral sanctions on iran, hagel says while he was "hanging out there in no man's land unable to respond to charges, falsehoods and indistortions, he admitted they took on a life of their own." he's argu
years. >>> and then politics loses one of its best biographers, well, ever. saying good-bye to richard ben kramer, a man who knew what it takes better than anybody. >>> good morning from washington. it's tuesday, january 8th, 2013. this is "daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. my first reads of the morning. chuck hagel's nomination has set up a tough, new political fight for the white house. a fight president obama signaled he's ready to have over the plain spoken vietnam...
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>> six years after ted kennedy asked the question, not a whole lot has changed. republicans are still opposing efforts to raise the minimum wage. and last night president obama called on congress to take some action. >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. >> also part of that kennedy speech was "how many more billions of dollars do you want to give to the corporations? what else do you want from these workingmen and women?" well, boehner, ryan and rubio, they have publicly rejected president obama's proposal, and they're now spouting out the same old lies we heard back six years ago, that it's going to cost jobs, that it's going to hurt small business. it's just another example of republicans denying the facts. so let's get this whole thing straight, folks. several academic studies have found an increase in minimum wage had no significant effect on employment levels in this country. the bottom line, it doesn't kill jobs, and it wo
>> six years after ted kennedy asked the question, not a whole lot has changed. republicans are still opposing efforts to raise the minimum wage. and last night president obama called on congress to take some action. >> tonight let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. >> also part of that kennedy speech was "how many more billions of dollars do you...
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two years later, obama won that vote matching what he received nationwide. they make up 27% of the state's population overall, 19% of the actual voting electorate. critics also charge the president though is making a political point by flying nine hours to make this immigration speech. five there, four on the way back. but in some ways he's returning to del sol high school where he was met with huge crowds during his 2008 campaign, a day after the group of senators unveiled their new plan for dealing with roughly 11 million undocumented people living in this country. this trip, by the way, is all about the white house saying hey, we made a campaign promise. and we're going to go to places that they made this campaign promise to show we're trying to fulfill it. >> we have been too content for too long to allow individuals to mow our lawn, serve our food, clean our homes, and even watch our children while not affording them any of the benefits that make our country so great. >> other bipartisan groups of senators have stood in the same spot before trumpeting s
two years later, obama won that vote matching what he received nationwide. they make up 27% of the state's population overall, 19% of the actual voting electorate. critics also charge the president though is making a political point by flying nine hours to make this immigration speech. five there, four on the way back. but in some ways he's returning to del sol high school where he was met with huge crowds during his 2008 campaign, a day after the group of senators unveiled their new plan for...
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this 15-year-old girl gunned down just about a mile from the obama family's home. so i think one of the things i want to do are put faces to the stories of people who are victims of gun violence. that's why some people are bringing guests and they will have within the obama box itself people who are victims of gun violence. >> you are talking about the hadeia pendleton funeral that just took place. >>> in florida, eight lucky ducks are back with mom. they discould have had the duck lings trapped in the suer after they fell through the cracks in the street. >>> now in washington, d.c., the annual cupid undie run is held every year. mascots from the washington nationals dropped by to show their own support. >>> joe arpaio and steven seagal along with students took part in an actual gun simulation. students were ushered out of harm's way. seagal joined in to tell them how to act. >>> finally in north dakota, one school mass scott brings school spirit in a great way. lee returned to the court in full gear and was presented with the school's first ever lifetime spirit a
this 15-year-old girl gunned down just about a mile from the obama family's home. so i think one of the things i want to do are put faces to the stories of people who are victims of gun violence. that's why some people are bringing guests and they will have within the obama box itself people who are victims of gun violence. >> you are talking about the hadeia pendleton funeral that just took place. >>> in florida, eight lucky ducks are back with mom. they discould have had the...
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and all 4-year-olds, it would provide incentives to states to enroll more 4-year-olds from middle income families. but the obama administration is not in the pre-school business, they're telling states do it your own way, you can customize it your own way as long as the programs meet a few quality standards. one is highly educated pre-school teachers. joining me now is the founding director of the budget office, a former member of the president's debt commission, and an excellent harlem shaker, my friend, alice rivlin, how are you? >> i'm fine. >> this is interesting in terms of what it will do to the private economy, at the moment doesn't seem to be doing all that much. one thing that is happening in the way we spend our money, we seem to be squeezing out a lot of the investments in the future, the investments in kids and research and education. and that actually seems to me like a more pressing problem we need to fix in the budget. >> oh, i agree, i think the real danger of not getting on top of the rising debt is for young people. it is not just that we won't spend as much on educatio
and all 4-year-olds, it would provide incentives to states to enroll more 4-year-olds from middle income families. but the obama administration is not in the pre-school business, they're telling states do it your own way, you can customize it your own way as long as the programs meet a few quality standards. one is highly educated pre-school teachers. joining me now is the founding director of the budget office, a former member of the president's debt commission, and an excellent harlem shaker,...
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three years before he took office it occurred. well a new ppp poll of louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. think about it. the worst thing that's happened and they can't remember which president to blame. they should blame "w". barack obama of course, was a freshman united states senator in 2005 when katrina blew down the doors of new orleans. while president bush praised his fema chief michael brown, you're doing a heck of a job, brownie. we remember and everybody down there does. we'll be right back. every day we're working to be an even better company - and to keep our commitments. and we've made a big commitment to america. bp supports nearly 250,000 jobs here. through all of our energy operations, we invest more in the u.s. than any other place i
three years before he took office it occurred. well a new ppp poll of louisiana republicans finds that 29% of the republicans in louisiana say president obama was more responsible for the poor response to katrina. while 28%, one less, pin the blame on george w. bush who was actually president at the time. another 44% to show the murkiness in the big easy say they're not sure who to blame. think about it. the worst thing that's happened and they can't remember which president to blame. they...
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. >> she had performed at some of president obama's inauguration events in washington last week. a few years ago she took part in a public service video urging teens to avoid gang violence. >> hi, this commercial is informational for you and your future children. so many children are fearing gangs and it's your job as students to say no to gangs and say yes to a future. joining a gang is not a part of your future. >> let the message continue to spread. >>> a second newspaper says it was attacked by chinese hackers following a disclosure from the "new york times" which disclosed that the computers were i will filtrated. pete williams reports. >> reporter: "the new york times" says hackers have been attacking its computer system for the past four months, even managing to get pass words for individual reporters. the paper says the own security experts and the fbi traced the intrusions to hackers in china who it says were employing techniques associated in the past with hackers from the chinese military. another newspaper, "the wall street journal" says it, too, was hit by chinese ha
. >> she had performed at some of president obama's inauguration events in washington last week. a few years ago she took part in a public service video urging teens to avoid gang violence. >> hi, this commercial is informational for you and your future children. so many children are fearing gangs and it's your job as students to say no to gangs and say yes to a future. joining a gang is not a part of your future. >> let the message continue to spread. >>> a second...
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president obama talked about treating the first lady to flower prs the rose garden. during a news conference, luke russert asked speaker john boehner about his valentinvalen day plans. >> of course, luke asked that. we love luke. >> luke's the man. >>> so, change gears to a little late night, bill, jerry seinfeld made a special appearance on david letterman last night. take a look. >> there's a new announcement in the movie theater mixed in with the trailers, please pick up the garbage from around your seat after the movie, oh, okay. maybe i'll bring my orange jumpsuit with a wooden stick with a nail in, too. i'm not picking it up. i'm the one that threw it down. why i would throw it down and then pick it up? there is an agreed upon deal. between us and the movie theater people whoever they are and that deal is understood by every single person in this room the deal is, you're ripping us off. okay? we get it. we're fine with it. overpriced, oversized stuff that we shouldn't be eating. in exchange for that, when i'm done with something, i open my hand. >> he started a
president obama talked about treating the first lady to flower prs the rose garden. during a news conference, luke russert asked speaker john boehner about his valentinvalen day plans. >> of course, luke asked that. we love luke. >> luke's the man. >>> so, change gears to a little late night, bill, jerry seinfeld made a special appearance on david letterman last night. take a look. >> there's a new announcement in the movie theater mixed in with the trailers, please...
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president obama has presided over 1.5 million deportations in four years. it took w. eight years to deport 2 million people. but marco rubio still went on air with the peddler of lies to kick obama on immigration. >> obama is not going to be president forever. as long as the next four years may seem, he won't be president forever. we have to write laws with that in mind as well. >> president obama agrees with marco rubio and other senators on almost every aspect of immigration reform. but republicans are not doing this because they are interested in real reform. john mccain actually told us the truth. they are doing it so they can win elections. meanwhile, our current immigration fiasco takes a tremendous toll. now, listen to some of the callers on my radio show who told me how the current immigration system is tearing their families apart. >> i'm a new citizen. i'm married to my wife. she's from nicaragua. for the last 18 years. we have three beautiful children. i have paid thousands and thousands of dollars in legal fees to get her residency, at least that. and all
president obama has presided over 1.5 million deportations in four years. it took w. eight years to deport 2 million people. but marco rubio still went on air with the peddler of lies to kick obama on immigration. >> obama is not going to be president forever. as long as the next four years may seem, he won't be president forever. we have to write laws with that in mind as well. >> president obama agrees with marco rubio and other senators on almost every aspect of immigration...
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. >>> and can president obama and republicans agree on anything m next four years? virginia's governor bob mcdonnell just back from that house republican retreat in williamsburg, joins us next. >>> former bush speechwriter michael gerskin who crafted both of president bush's inaugural addresses. [ female announceru really getting salon quality... or settling for wannabes? stop compromising! new vidal sassoon pro series. care and styling from the original salon genius, created to let you have it all at an affordable price. new vidal sassoon lets you say no to compromise and yes to very shiny... very silky... very sexy... very you. it's salon genius in a bottle! now in your store. new vidal sassoon pro series. salon genius. brilliantly priced. just begin with america's favorite soups. bring out chicken broccoli alfredo. or best-ever meatloaf. go to campbellskitchen.com for recipes, plus a valuable coupon. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> house republicans have spent three days on a retreat in williamsburg, virginia, on getting the party turned around aft
. >>> and can president obama and republicans agree on anything m next four years? virginia's governor bob mcdonnell just back from that house republican retreat in williamsburg, joins us next. >>> former bush speechwriter michael gerskin who crafted both of president bush's inaugural addresses. [ female announceru really getting salon quality... or settling for wannabes? stop compromising! new vidal sassoon pro series. care and styling from the original salon genius, created...
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president obama is giving up 5% of his presidential salary for the whole year back to the treasury. that will not make a difference to the workers forced into pay cuts and furloughs, because congress has not yet undone the sequester, but it will put a spotlight on it. it will remind us all that that sequester is happening and it's causing real pain. >>> one other thing that reminds us the sequester is happening and causes us real pain is the nation's largest nuclear contamination site leaking radioactive contamination all over the place. that's also turning out to be a nice string around the finger for this story. hold on, there are pictures coming up. with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xar
president obama is giving up 5% of his presidential salary for the whole year back to the treasury. that will not make a difference to the workers forced into pay cuts and furloughs, because congress has not yet undone the sequester, but it will put a spotlight on it. it will remind us all that that sequester is happening and it's causing real pain. >>> one other thing that reminds us the sequester is happening and causes us real pain is the nation's largest nuclear contamination site...
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plus, president obama's popularity it's a three-year personal high in one poll. what's behind the surge? talk about that. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. i'm jessica simpson. and this year is all about new beginnings for me. i lost over 50 lbs on weight watchers and did not have to be perfect to do it. being healthy has become a part of who i am which is great timing because i'm having another baby. i feel like i'm on top of the world. introducing the new weight watchers 360 program. because when a weight loss program is built for human nature, you can expect amazing. join for free and expect amazing. because it works. campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. >>> senate leader u.s. district journals peace envoy, some of the h
plus, president obama's popularity it's a three-year personal high in one poll. what's behind the surge? talk about that. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. i'm jessica simpson. and this year is all about new beginnings for me. i lost over 50 lbs on weight watchers and did not have to be perfect to do it. being healthy has become a part of who i am which is great timing because i'm having another baby. i feel like i'm on top of the world. introducing the new weight...
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i thought barack obama was going to win. if you look at the trajectory, it's been growing for two years. and they've always used the far right to do it. they get them all excited over cultural issues. >> it used to be it was a fair game. >> there's not enough of them. >> for every african-american vote, for example, or latino vote more aptly put, you were going to lose a more conservative vote from the southwest. that hasn't been happening. the white has been up a bit and the african-american votes zoomed. >> yeah. part of the problem is, number one, they lost the cities, including the urban city. they're losing urban white voters, and they're losing young voters and part of the problem is them. the messaging they use to gin up their base turns off obviously younger people, turns off women, turns off minorities. this time they really got minorities excited about voting. there was already loyalty to barack obama among african americans, but when you did that, that made that vote solidified, determined to come out as if it was
i thought barack obama was going to win. if you look at the trajectory, it's been growing for two years. and they've always used the far right to do it. they get them all excited over cultural issues. >> it used to be it was a fair game. >> there's not enough of them. >> for every african-american vote, for example, or latino vote more aptly put, you were going to lose a more conservative vote from the southwest. that hasn't been happening. the white has been up a bit and the...
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a year ago he was really missing no opportunity to sort of try to turn the heat up on obama and american domestic politics. he believed obama was going to lose reelection. they were telling him the right was being told over here. he say no termer. he can never get reelected and soon you will have a president that is your kind of president. someone who said what you want, you will get. the message he was getting. chuck schumer called him at the height of the campaign and said obama is going to win and the u.s. starts to adjust for that. between him winning a race that netanyahu never thought he was going to win and missing no opportunity and netanyahu himself ending up in sort of a messy situation, i think that's interesting and it's an interesting context to the visit. >> mitt romney promised he would make israel his first. >> his first. i want to quickly mention and talk about the hagel confirmation hearings, i'm interested to watch, he will make it through the committee and get confirmed, but how many republicans are going to vote for him? right now only two of 45 are on the record say
a year ago he was really missing no opportunity to sort of try to turn the heat up on obama and american domestic politics. he believed obama was going to lose reelection. they were telling him the right was being told over here. he say no termer. he can never get reelected and soon you will have a president that is your kind of president. someone who said what you want, you will get. the message he was getting. chuck schumer called him at the height of the campaign and said obama is going to...
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quote, if barack obama is elected, i'll either be dead or in jail this time next year." texas congressman steve stockman has invited ted nugent to be his guest for the state of the union. but if you think about what he got in trouble for with the secret service last year, barack obama's elected i'll either be dead or in jail this time next year, if you think about that, given that it's february, that means we only have two months left of ted nugent, by his own account. maybe one of those nights tomorrow will be in washington at the state of the union, courtesy of a republican congressman who thought it was good to invite him. state of the union is always an amazing and historic night in american politics. it is one of our oldest and i think best rituals as a nation. but this year it's going to be even more of a hoot than usual. alright, bring the model in on the set! ah beautiful. work the camera... work it...work it! those hands. oooh la la! magnifique! what's your secret? what? huh? dawn? how can this be? [ female announcer ] dawn hand renewal with olay beauty helps lo
quote, if barack obama is elected, i'll either be dead or in jail this time next year." texas congressman steve stockman has invited ted nugent to be his guest for the state of the union. but if you think about what he got in trouble for with the secret service last year, barack obama's elected i'll either be dead or in jail this time next year, if you think about that, given that it's february, that means we only have two months left of ted nugent, by his own account. maybe one of those...
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that's the dilemma the obama administration faces. >> the leverage doesn't amount to much in the context the gulf states pledged between $12 billion and $15 billion, p.j. they've already indicated quite publicly, i believe, if the u.s. were to suspend aid, they would rush in to fill the vacuum. it seems to me that all this question about is the u.s. negotiating the crisis, that's a marginal question in terms of the full scope of what we are seeing go toward horribly, possibly, an outright sectarian civil strife in the country. >> well, there's going to be significant strife. i don't know that it will blossom into a full-scale civil war. that's a possible, but i do think that it has dire consequences for egypt in multiple dimensions. obviously the longer it takes egypt to re-stabilize, the dilemma is egypt fails to address its larger economic crisis, which is imperative of getting egypt to advance in any constructive direction because the economy was tenuous even during negotiations with the morsi government. i think the other dimension that the united states has difficulty with is obviou
that's the dilemma the obama administration faces. >> the leverage doesn't amount to much in the context the gulf states pledged between $12 billion and $15 billion, p.j. they've already indicated quite publicly, i believe, if the u.s. were to suspend aid, they would rush in to fill the vacuum. it seems to me that all this question about is the u.s. negotiating the crisis, that's a marginal question in terms of the full scope of what we are seeing go toward horribly, possibly, an outright...
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neither, for that matter, was president bush's eight years. we fought the wards that we felt were necessary. president bush worked hard to try to solve other problems through diplomatic means. and so i think it's a little too stark to make this kind of characterization. i, as you well know, always believed that we should try to avoid war. we should be willing to talk to friends and willing to talk to enemies. and try to find a solution that's peaceful. but when do you find it is necessary to use military force, use it with a clear political objective in mind and use it for a decisive result. that's the kind of attitude that chuck haiglogical bring to the equation. we will be careful. he will give the president his best advice on the use or non-use of military force, how to solve the problem diplomatically. i'm sure he will be a great companion with mr.er can any that regard. it's a good team. i think it's a very, very good team. now, a lot of my friends in the community who are of a more rightist persuasion, ones who have been hawking -- the h
neither, for that matter, was president bush's eight years. we fought the wards that we felt were necessary. president bush worked hard to try to solve other problems through diplomatic means. and so i think it's a little too stark to make this kind of characterization. i, as you well know, always believed that we should try to avoid war. we should be willing to talk to friends and willing to talk to enemies. and try to find a solution that's peaceful. but when do you find it is necessary to...
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you remember, it's the year that barack obama won his first term as president defeating none other than john mccain. do you think mccain is still angry that hagel backed obama? holding a judge? no, never. if mccain played the betrayed besty, fellow republican lindsey graham took the role of disappointed dad over his remarks about the, quote, jewish lobby. >> give me an example of where we've been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb. regarding the middle east, israel, or anywhere else. >> well, i can't give you an example. >> thank you. do you agree with me you shouldn't have said something like that? >> not to be outdone, freshman senator ted cruz played the new kid on the block going multimedia and playing a video of a collar to an al jazeera broadcast. >> the caller suggests that the nation of israel has committed war crimes, and your response to that was not to dispute that characterization. i'd like to ask you, do you think the nation of israel has committed war crimes? >> no, i do not. >> cruz also asked hagel to defend himself against an e-mail from that s
you remember, it's the year that barack obama won his first term as president defeating none other than john mccain. do you think mccain is still angry that hagel backed obama? holding a judge? no, never. if mccain played the betrayed besty, fellow republican lindsey graham took the role of disappointed dad over his remarks about the, quote, jewish lobby. >> give me an example of where we've been intimidated by the israeli jewish lobby to do something dumb. regarding the middle east,...
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president obama's inauguration, her parents are here, as well as the parents of families of other victims of gun violence along with many community leaders and religious leaders who have been working against gun violence. right now the government is holding a private conversation, a private roundtable with 16 students here at hyde park academy who participate in an anti-violence program, some by choice, some on the recommendation of teachers and administrators. it was described by school officials as a conversation about the challenges young men face growing up in tough neighborhoods. the pressures that they may confront, the dangers that they may confront. and this is a neighborhood that president obama knows well. his home here in -- family house here in chicago is only about two miles away. he represented this area in the state legislature in springfield, illinois. as one of really our first urban presidents, he knows the dangers and what goes on on these straits very well. he's having a conversation with 16 students about it right now. >> i understand that mayor rahm emanuel will be i
president obama's inauguration, her parents are here, as well as the parents of families of other victims of gun violence along with many community leaders and religious leaders who have been working against gun violence. right now the government is holding a private conversation, a private roundtable with 16 students here at hyde park academy who participate in an anti-violence program, some by choice, some on the recommendation of teachers and administrators. it was described by school...
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that's why obama chose him. >> do you think he has an articulation problem? is this endemic? he's going to have to stick up to a lot of people in the world, fight with generals. do you think he just doesn't have it, or do you think he didn't have the strategy for today? all day today? >> i think whoever was counseling him did not say to him, you go out there and say what you believe because that's why we want you. they went and they said, you basically try to show there's no difference between you and john mccain. there is a difference, and that's why he should be secretary of defense. plus, think the tea party and the ideology are on the way out? well, in just the last day, we show a poll of president obama impeached. and the national review saying latinos, like other democrats, are mostly single parent families looking to stay on welfare. hey, republicans, the latest right wing conspiracy theory. they want you to believe it. and bradly cooper u one of the great knew vees of the year and one of the great philly moves of all time joins us tonight. this is "hardball," the plac
that's why obama chose him. >> do you think he has an articulation problem? is this endemic? he's going to have to stick up to a lot of people in the world, fight with generals. do you think he just doesn't have it, or do you think he didn't have the strategy for today? all day today? >> i think whoever was counseling him did not say to him, you go out there and say what you believe because that's why we want you. they went and they said, you basically try to show there's no...